From the glittering heights of notoriety and parties with the. In it, Clarke paints a vivid behind-the-scenes picture of the author’s lifebased on hundreds of hours of in-depth interviews with the man himself and the people close to him. and a parade of brilliant and gifted men-lovers and artists, impresarios and crooks-who helped her reach so many creative pinnacles yet left her hopeless and alone after each seemingly inevitable fall. This exhaustively researched and illuminating biography by Clarke, whose bestselling 1988 life of Truman Capote won critical praise, is as compassionate as it is wrenching. This biography by Gerald Clarke was first published in 1988just four years after Capote’s death. the golden age of Hollywood, brought into sharp focus with cinematic urgency, from the hidden private lives of the movie world's biggest stars to the cold-eyed businessmen who controlled the machine. Based on hundreds of interviews and drawing on her own unfinished - and unpublished - autobiography, Get Happy presents the real Judy Garland in all her flawed glory.

Related Links Elizabeth Kendall Reviews Gerald Clarkes Get Happy. Here are her early years, during which her parents sowed the seeds of heartbreak and self-destruction that would plague her for decades. Click below to listen to selections from the interview. Get Happy by Gerald Clarke: 9780385335157 : Books. Based on hundreds of interviews and drawing on her own unfinished-and unpublished-autobiography, Get Happy presents the real Judy Garland in all her flawed glory. Judy Garland died over thirty years ago, but no biography has so completely captured her spirit-and demons-until now.įrom her tumultuous early years as a child performer to her tragic last days, Gerald Clarke reveals the authentic Judy in a biography rich in new detail and unprecedented revelations.

She lived at full throttle on stage, screen, and in real life, with highs that made history and lows that finally brought down the curtain at age forty-seven. Get Happy : The Life of Judy Garland Paperback Augby Gerald Clarke (Author) 515 ratings See all formats and editions Kindle 10.99 Read with Our Free App Audiobook 0.00 Free with your Audible trial Hardcover 17.55 67 Used from 1.18 21 New from 12.56 4 Collectible from 17.99 Paperback 21.60 14 Used from 6.14 6 New from 18.